Hello Sharon, Thank you for your interest and your reply. I had already used the Gazeteer to find : HONEYSUCKLE County: Moira and Delatite Other names: Violet Town VIOLET PONDS County: Delatite and Moira Other names: Honeysuckle Creek. I had discounted these as too far away from Chiltern where Mary Annette Roberts was buried on 11th August 1863. Christine Watson has also answered my query off list, with another Honeysuckle Creek in the area much closer to Chiltern and Indigo. Hello Tom I was browsing the AVNE mailing list (not a subscriber at this stage) & seen your query re Honeysuckle Creek. Honeysuckle Creek is south of Chiltern in the Mt Pilot Regional Park. It runs into Deep Creek which runs into the Black Dog Creek & it flows on into the Murray River. It is in the next valley across (towards Melbourne) from the Indigo Creek & valley. People did live along the Honeysuckle Creek in days gone by. I live in Chiltern & we have been brought up with stories that the area up the Honeysuckle is haunted. As for finding gold up there , I don't belive they did but I will check with my Uncle & find out what he remembers. Hope this is a help Christine Your quick reply is much appreciated, Regards from Tom Martin. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sharon Ross" <sharon@useoz.com> To: <AUS-VIC-NE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 5:43 PM Subject: Re: [AVNE] "REUNION" . Where is HONEYSUCKLE CREEK ? > Hi Tom, the Gazeteer of Vic gives Honeysuckle as Violet Town, if thats any > help > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > Sharon Ross > Rochester Vic > Names Researching > Lahl, Purcell, Reason, Wilton, Morley, Dillon > Williams in Tasmania > Ross, Arnold, Glasson, Williams in > Victoria > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tom Martin" <tmart@net-tech.com.au> > To: <AUS-VIC-NE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 5:16 PM > Subject: [AVNE] "REUNION" . Where is HONEYSUCKLE CREEK ? > > My ancestors THOMAS and CATHERINE ROBERTS selected land at Barnawartha in > > 1870, after arriving in Victoria in 1852. As we are having a 150th > REUNION > > in the Barnawartha Hall on September 7th 2002, I am trying to trace their > > whereabouts between these years. > > > > They REGISTERED children's births in 1853 at Melbourne, > > 1856, 1857, 1858 at Woolshed Creek, > > 1860, 1861, 1863 at Indigo, > > 1864,1866,1868, 1869 1871, and 1873 at Barnawartha. > > > > On the Ovens District Electoral Roll 1856-57, Reid's Creek and Woolshed > > Division: > > Thomas Roberts, Woolshed, Miner, Miner's Right. > > > > Children's deaths were REGISTERED in 1859 at Woolshed Creek, 1863 at > Indigo, > > and 1865 and after at Barnawartha. > > > > The 1863 death REGISTRATION was at Indigo, BURIAL was at Chiltern, and > > there was an address of HONEYSUCKLE CREEK. > > > > 1. Does anyone have any information as to the whereabouts of HONEYSUCKLE > > CREEK??, and was there any gold found in that area??. > > > > 2. Would it be possible that the family was living at HONEYSUCKLE CREEK > for > > some time, and REGISTERING the children at these other places?? > > > > Please contact me if you have any interest or connection with the families > > of > > THOMAS and CATHERINE (HURLEY) ROBERTS of BARNAWARTHA, > > or ALEXANDER and AGNES (WHYTE) LENNOX of RUTHERGLEN > > > > Thanking you in advance, > > > > Tom Martin. > > PO Box 9070 > > Sale > > Victoria 3853 > > 03 5144 2083